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I’ve recently returned from spring break, where I scrounged a few quiet minutes to lie down poolside and devour “The Upstairs Delicatessen,” by Dwight Garner, a book critic here at The New York Times and a known eater of exceptional taste.

From buzzy novels to literary biographies, Vox’s book critic breaks down the year in reading.

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“The Upstairs Delicatessen,” a memoir by Dwight Garner of The New York Times, traces his life’s twin passions.

Bryan Washington’s "Family Meal" and C. Pam Zhang’s "The Land of Milk and Honey" are among the notable works of food-focused fiction to read this season, while exciting nonfiction titles include Curtis Chin’s memoir "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" and Sarah Lohman’s "Endangered Eating."